Thread: Exercise, passive exercise and blood flow enhancement improve symptoms in Parkinson's
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Old 04-24-2007, 04:48 PM
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Default Odd coincidence
I tried the moving bed, but I kept running out of quarters.
-Groucho Marx



But seriously - I just last week bought off Ebay an electric muscle stimulator to test. Pretty simple. You place an electrode pad at each end of a given muscle (biceps, for example). An electric current is pulsed through the muscle making it contract with each pulse. Safe, runs off nine volt battery. (Note: Assumption alert!) I had intended it for my lower legs but it may well have wider uses. Will report in. Ignore any reports of spontaneous human combustion from Tennessee.

Squeak! Squeak!
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000.
Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well.
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